Once you have chosen a philosopher from the list in class, click on the "Pages and Files" button on the left and click "New Page." Name your page after your chosen philosopher, period, or school of thought. The required sections listed below should be written as "heading 2" style so that they will show up on your table of contents. You are responsible for editing and updating your page. Remember, copying someone else's work--even online--is PLAGIARISM. You must give credit to your sources, and you must summarize and paraphrase the information you find elsewhere for it to appear on your wikispace.
After selecting a topic, you are free to fill out your wikispace page. Editing is simple, and this is an open forum so everyone can see your work at any time. Feel free to comment on each other's work, but be respectful and constructive. Remember, I can see every edit--who edited, what time and date, and what was typed even after it is deleted--so be polite and do not do anything that may get you in trouble.
Click on the "Widget" button up top to add references and a table of contents. These widgets are required. References must come after you summarize or paraphrase material from a given source. You must have at least 5 references in proper MLA documentation (include the full URL in these references). You can (and should!) include other widgets like embedded video, maps, documents, and other content to enhance your page.
Click on the "File" button up top to add pictures. You can upload pictures that you have saved or you can link to a website to use a picture that is already online.
Your page must be complete by the time we reach your particular philosopher, school, or era in our reading of Sophie's World.**
Required Sections:
Biography
Include all pertinent dates, places, and significant historical events that shaped the world of the writer. If you have a period or school of thought, include general information for historical context.
Depending on your philosopher, he or she may be part of a larger group of thinkers, or they may hold certain individual beliefs that are unique. Many of the early philosophers were teachers in specialized schools in Ancient Greece. What relationship did your philosopher have to his own era? Use this space to elaborate on some of the major tenets of that era or school. Be as thorough and specific as you can.
Major Writings
Include titles, dates, and brief summaries of major work(s). What ideas were important in these writings? Were they immediately influential, or was their significance only acknowledged later?
Influenced by/Legacy
Again, depending on your specific topic, there may be influences from previous eras, philosophers, or schools of thought. Or, their importance may have been influential on others who came after--include this legacy and name who was influenced and in what ways.
Further Reading
Where can I read more about this?
Rubric
CATEGORY
16-20
11-15
6-10
0-5
Content
Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.
Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.
Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.
Content is minimal, OR there are several factual errors.
Organization
Content is well organized, using headings (those given in the guide) and subtopics to group related material.
Content uses headings, but the overall organization of subtopics appears flawed.
Content is logically organized in places, but there are large sections where organization is not present
There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Attractiveness
Makes excellent use of widgets, pictures, graphics, and other media.
Makes good use of widgets, pictures, graphics, and other media to enhance to presentation.
Makes use of widgets, pictures, graphics, and other media, but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.
Makes poor use of widgets, pictures, graphics, and other media, and these distract from the presentation content.
Accuracy
No misspellings or grammatical errors. No HTML errors in wiki (e.g., broken links, missing images).
Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. No more than two HTML errors in the student's contribution to the wiki.
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. No more than four HTML errors in the student's contribution to the wiki.
More than four errors in spelling or grammar. Five or more HTML errors in the student's contribution to the wiki.
References
References are given where and when appropriate. Links are provided to web sources for easier fact-checking. No missing references.
Some references are unclear, incorrect, or linked incorrectly. No missing references.
Some missing references or broken links. References are not given in the correct locations.
Far too few references or none at all. Quoting (which is not allowed) of sources.
Table of Contents
Once you have chosen a philosopher from the list in class, click on the "Pages and Files" button on the left and click "New Page." Name your page after your chosen philosopher, period, or school of thought. The required sections listed below should be written as "heading 2" style so that they will show up on your table of contents. You are responsible for editing and updating your page. Remember, copying someone else's work--even online--is PLAGIARISM. You must give credit to your sources, and you must summarize and paraphrase the information you find elsewhere for it to appear on your wikispace.
After selecting a topic, you are free to fill out your wikispace page. Editing is simple, and this is an open forum so everyone can see your work at any time. Feel free to comment on each other's work, but be respectful and constructive. Remember, I can see every edit--who edited, what time and date, and what was typed even after it is deleted--so be polite and do not do anything that may get you in trouble.
Click on the "Widget" button up top to add references and a table of contents. These widgets are required. References must come after you summarize or paraphrase material from a given source. You must have at least 5 references in proper MLA documentation (include the full URL in these references). You can (and should!) include other widgets like embedded video, maps, documents, and other content to enhance your page.
Click on the "File" button up top to add pictures. You can upload pictures that you have saved or you can link to a website to use a picture that is already online.
Your page must be complete by the time we reach your particular philosopher, school, or era in our reading of Sophie's World.**
Required Sections:
Rubric
Student Name Final Grade_=100